May 12, 2011, 9:53 pm
Post Chat is a weekly twitter script chat with post - production professionals on various topics such as technology, structure and theory. Each week the selected topic at hand will be discussed and argued. Local Guests will also be invited to chat with the panel and discuss the post-production field. Be sure to join us starting May 25th 2011 at 9pm EST and 6PM PST

Post Chat’s panel features established editors well as young professionals.

Jesse Averna

Jesse Averna is an Emmy Nominated editor which includes clients such as Disney, Warner Bros, ESPN, MTV,the Tony Awards, American Movie Classics, TIME.com, PBS The News Hour,TED, New York Fashion Week, Music Choice, as well as internationalnonprofits. He alsohad the privilege of collaborating with Jim Henson, SAG, andStella Adler professionals. Last year, Jesse wrapped post productionworking as First Assistant Editor on Director Brad Anderson’s newfeature, Vanishing On 7th Street. His most recent work has been as theEditor for Sesame Street this season and last.
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@Dr0id

Tej Babra

A film maker and editor based out of Toronto Canada, working with broadcast giants like CTV, MTV Canada, Much Music and Bell Media, as well as a variety of film production companies. As an associate member of the Canadian Cinema Editors, Tej Babra has lead various workshops and courses, on editing and advanced compression techniques at York University, Ryerson University and Optix. He has been interviewed for the industry leading magazine, Post Magazine. Tej Babra has also helped editors troubleshoot and improve their workflows from all across the globe, from giants such as the BBC,UK to Fox News, New York. Recently Tej Babra has been invited to become an Intel Advisor for Intel Canada
Follow him on twitter @TejBabra

Gordon Burkell

Gordon has worked in the film industry and as a film editor for 15 years. He started Art of the Guillotine in 2007 to help build a community for editors and to create a vehicle to help editors and film academics share their knowledge and expertise to improve the art form. He currently lives in Toronto, Canada where he edits and teaches film editing at Ryerson University. This summer he will be editing a feature documentary on the life of Chinese immigrants living in Trinidad.
Follow him on twitter @artguillotine

Tyler Leisher

Tyler Leisher is a 24-year old aspiring writer and director of films, commercials, web content and television shows. Tyler has a passion for good storytelling and a penchant for post-production, ranging from editorial to visual effects. Tyler strongly believes in the power the edit has over the story, utilizing it as the final rewrite process. As a director, he brings the knowledge and experience from the other side of the edit bay to the table Tyler is currently developing his directorial portfolio which includes spec commercials, short films and music videos.
Follow him on twitter @TyLeisher

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December 5, 2011, 11:22 am
BlackMagic design showcased the UltraStudio 3D back at NAB this year. I have been excited to get my hands on of these for some time. I waited patiently and finally, I got one and I have been testing the BlackMagic Design’s UltraStudio 3D over the past few weeks.

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November 15, 2011, 10:47 am
This week I test out the durability of the ioSafe hard drive. It's fire proof and water proof. I wanted to find out how water proof it is, so I flooded the drive. Check out the video below to see if it still works after the flooding.

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November 3, 2011, 12:17 pm
Today Avid Avid announced Media Composer version 6, Symphony version 6 and NewsCutter version 10 . Avid matins they acer deeply committed to professionals, and are pleased to announce that all of these new applications are 64 bit native.

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October 17, 2011, 10:54 am
Over the past few weeks the folks over at Fast Forward Video have given me the opportunity to test out their sideKick HD. The sideKick HD allows you to capture the highest quality video, with a straight to edit workflow. The sideKick HD is capable of recording directly from the camera up to 10 bit precision, 220Mbit/s , 4:2:2 sampling using Apple ProRes 422 HQ.

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October 10, 2011, 9:43 am
Over the past couple of weeks I have been working with the latest release Tiffen Dfx Version 3. Tiffen has been a leading manufacturer and supplier of photographic filters and lens accessories for the consumer/professional imaging and the motion picture and broadcast television industries for over 70 years.

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September 18, 2011, 9:45 am
Recently I had a great discussion with the Twitter community about picking up a new raid for myself as my older ones were now aging, and I was running out of space. Many people suggested a Thunderbolt drive. However Macbook Pro is only a year old and does not support Thunderbolt, and Apple has yet to release a new MacPro Tower. Thus I really did not see the need for a Thunderbolt drive yet. Enter The CalDigit VR.

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September 12, 2011, 2:43 pm
In a tremendous move, due to the response from the professional editing community for its current Final Cut Pro Crossgrade promotion, Avid announced today that beginning October 1, 2011, it will offer a Final Cut Pro crossgrade price for qualified customers on an ongoing basis. The new crossgrade will allow Final Cut Pro users to purchase the Avid Media Composer®, for $1499 USD. Avid’s current limited-time crossgrade promotion, at $995 USD, ends September 30, 2011.

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September 9, 2011, 10:43 pm
lackmagic Design today announced a new family of super heavy duty Mini Converters that feature a unique design that’s machined from a solid block of aluminum for amazing strength, as well as for protecting connectors. Heavy duty mini converters also include innovative features and technologies such as 3 Gb/s SDI. There are 4 models in the Mini Converter Heavy Duty product range which are all priced at only $295 US.

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August 29, 2011, 11:44 am
BlackMagic Design just announced UltraStudio 3D the world’s first video product with Thunderbolt technology is now shipping. Initially debuting at NAB this past year we have all been eagerly awaiting it’s arrival.